Stock-watering tank and heater combined



Jan. 13, 1925.

J. L. CALHOUN STOCK WATERING TANK AND HEATER COMBINED Filed March 19 yezzfwf Patented Jan. 13, 1925.

`JESSE L. CALHGUN,OF LE R- OY, IOWA.

n* STOCK-WATERING TANK AD HEATER COMBINED.

Application led March 1B, 1924. Serial No. 700,413.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jnssn L. CALHOUN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Le Roy, in the county of Decatur and State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Stocli-VVater-ing Tank and Heater Combined, of which the following,` is a specification.

The obiect of mv invention is to provide a combined stock waterer and heater of simple,` durable andpcomparatively inexpensive construction. i

More particularly, my invention relates to a watering tank provided in its bottom with a channel-shaped portion in cross section, which may be employed as a furnace or hea-ter for heating the water within the tank in winter weather. Still a further obiect is to provide a raised portion in the bottom of the tank for forming a furnace chamber arranged with openings in each side of the tank at the ends of the furnace chamber, wherein access may be had into the furnare chamber for supplying fuel.

Still a further obi ect is to provide a cross member to serve as a brace for bracing the sides of the tank and at the same time serve as a means to which a chimney from the furnace chamber may be secured.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved combination stock waterer and heater.

Figure 2 is an end view showing the closure members for the ends of the furnace chamber; and

Figure 3 is a detail` sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, showing the chimney secured to the furnace chamber.

In the accompanying drawings, I have used thereference character A to indicate' generally a stock waterer or tank, which has its upper side open.

The tank A consists of sides and end walls 10 which are so arranged that the general shape of the tank is like that of an oval.

The tank A is formed with a bottom 11, which has its central part raised, as at 12.

The raised part 12 is formed integral with the bottom 11, and when raised the sides 13 connect the main bottom portion 11 with the raised portion 12, as clearly shown in cross section in Figure 3 of the drawings.

The raised portion 12 of the bottom and the sides 13 form a furnace chamber B, which runs lengthwise of the tank substantially in the center thereof. Y

On each of the end walls 10 of the tank are mounted a pair of guide members 14, in which are slidably mounted closure members or doors 15.

The closure members 15 have pivotally 70 secured thereto draft regulators 16 of the rotary type. A handle 17 is secured to each of the closure members 15 for engagement when it is desired to raise the closure members for supplying fuel into the furnace chamber B.

The furnace chamber B may be fed from either end of the tank.

A chimney 18 is secured to the raised bottom portion 12 near the center thereof 80 and is secured thereto by means of the ring 19.

A cross brace 20 connects the sides of the tank together for preventing the spreading thereof and at the same time permits an anchoring ring 21 to be secured thereto, which ring extends around the chimney 18 for retaining it in proper position.

A draft regulator 22 is mounted in the chimney 18 above the upper edge of the 90 tank for controlling the draft when necessary.

The upper edge of the side and end walls 10 of the tank have secured thereto an angle iron reinforcing member 23.

It will be understood that the furnace chamber B may be provided with only one fuel feeding entrance. However., in case of a long tank, it is desirable to have fuel feed entrances at each end of the furnace chamber B.

The furnace chamber may be either arranged lengthwise of the tank or crosswise of the tank.

It will be seen that mv combined tank and heating chamber therefor can be manufactured at a verv low cost, due to the fact that the heating chamber is formed by merely raising the bottom of the tank somewhat in the center thereof. 119

Some changes may be made in the arrangement and construction of the various partsof my device1 Without departing from the essential `features and purposes oi my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims.I any modified forms of struc ture or use 'of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonablymincluded` Within their Scope I claim as my-invention:

l. A combined Water-erfand heater therefor comprising a tank having a bottom, slide and end Walls, a raised portion in said bottoin for forming a chamber substantially rectangular in cross section, the Walls of the tank having Aopenings therein to register with the heating chamber, closure members for said openings. a chimney secured to the "raised bottom in communication with said heating chamber as and for the ypurposes stated.

2. A combined Waterer and heater .therefor comprising a tank having a bottom, side and end Walls, a raised portion in said bottom `for forming a chamber substantially rectangular in :cross section, the Walls of said heating Achamber as and for the purposes stated.

3. A combined Watei-'erand heaterthere- Jior comprising a tank haying a bottom, side and end Walls, la raised portion,4 in saidbottom for forming a.` chamber substantially rectangular in cross section; the Walls of the 'tank having openings therein .to registerl with the heating chamber, closure members for saidlopenings7 uides `torv said closure to permit theinto slide from open to closed positionfor vice yersa, draft regulators on .A said closure membersr aV chimney Y secured tov the raised bottom in communication. with said heating chamber as andfor the ,purposes stated". p z f Des Moines, Iowa, March 12, t1924;. l

` :l JESSE LL CALHQUN. 

